The Chorus “Les Choristes”
By Sofía, Álvaro and Nathaly
Table of contents:
Introduction
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Synopsis
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Characters
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Poster
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Trailer
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Conversation
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Introduction In this project we watched the movie, we analyzed a series of characters ( Pierre Morhange, Clément Mathieu, Mondain ) how they are emotionally and physically in the film. Then, we studied the most important frames in the official trailer, the poster in depth (title, background, foreground, billing block…) and we created a conversation from the film (conversation between Pierre’s mother and Clément Mathieu). Finally, in the conclusion we told what we think about the project.
Synopsis In this project we are going to talk about the trailer, the poster, we create a conversation from the movie “ The chorus “, this film is about a music teacher, he was a caretaker in a children’s boarding school and he transformed the children’s lives and introduced them to the magic of signing.
Characters In this part of the project, we analyzed the characters that we chose in the individual work:
Mondain: Mondain is a realistic character, he is described as cruel and moldy. Also, I think that Mondain is a consistent character, because although he appeared little in the film he was important. He is wearing dark old clothes in the film and I was surprised that Mondain burned his boarding school.
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Clément Mathieu: He is a musician who is unemployed that arrives at a boarding school with hard to treat children as the new caretaker. Mathieu feels sympathy for the children and shows interest in them, he finds out that music attracts them, so starts to compose and create a chorus to teach them the fundamental values of life. I think that in the movie, Mathieu, is a very important character because if it were not for him, it would not improve the lives of children. Also, he is attracted to the mother of one of his students, but he does not get anything with her. Physically, we can see that he is an older person with appropriate clothing for the era.
Pierre Morhange: The character wears a shirt a sweater and shorts, he is a tall thin boy, to whom everyone has respect ,he is a good child, although in front of others he becomes hard, has a good heart and feels a great love towards his mother, for example, when he goes to visit his mother at work, or when he begins to secretly sing. The character is represented in a realistic way, he describes himself as an insecure boy, but with a big heart, this is important because this is how the boy starts to be as he really is.This character is very complete, his feelings are very well explained in the story. Is a believable character, he starts being a problematic and reserved guy, and ends up seeing himself as he really is.
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Poster
In this poster we can see title, foreground, background and billing block. In the foreground, it appears the choir boys with their teachers, the little boys are sitting on a bench and the rest are standing up at the entrance of the boarding school. A boy is also mocking the director on the left of the poster, in the center Pierre Morhange is highlighted with a gold shirt, Pepinot has a sign in his hands. In the background we can see some trees, the sign with the title of the movie “The chorus, Les choristes” At the bottom, it appears the name of the director “ Christophe Barratier “ and the soundtrack “Bruno Coulais“. Finally, the costumes of characters are from 1940s approximately.
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Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKh0KRfPg3c The chorus talks about the life of a composer that went to a boarding school as a caretaker. When he went to the boarding school, he saw that the children had many problems, he helped them and created a chorus. The most important frames are: when the new caretaker is going to the boarding school, we can see the entrance hall surrounded by trees. Also, the warden opens the door of the classroom and the children are behaving badly, he stumbles, his briefcase falls and the children take it and the caretaker is directing the chorus in the playground. We think that this trailer contains many spoilers, for example: when the policeman is talking to Mondain and when the children are saying goodbye through the window to the warden. We would like the trailed had some scenes that we think they would call the audience attention: when Pepinot waits in the portal everyday and when the director grasps the boy by his ear and takes him to his office to hit him.
Conversation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AQGrXKfv4D8TO5soo9uhZvRB4v6wIAvz/view?usp= drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mhny6m_edgKZG_UCpdyCWRoVDhjM7IGY/view?u sp=drivesdk -Pierre’s mother: Hello, I’m Pierre Morhange’s mother. -Clément Mathieu: Hello, I’m Clément Mathieu. I’m the caretaker of the boarding school. -P.M: I have come to visit my son. How is Pierre? -C: Good, but he is punished. -P.M: Oh my god! -C: He didn’t do it out of wickedness, it was simply a prank for someone his age.
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-P.M: I can’t believe it! I’m taking Pierre right now. I’m taking him to a much harder boarding school. -C: No!!! Pierre just needs more attention. I’m going to take care of your son you come next week and you will see some good results. (Clément devoted his time to Pierre. Finally, the caretaker educated him.) ...One week later… -P.M: Hi, how is my son? -C: Pierre was great this week, now he is very well educated. -P.M: Yes? I am so glad! I trust you and I leave my son in his hands. Give Pierre a goodbye kiss, I’m leaving. -C: Okey lady, thank you. Take care! -P.M: Thanks, you too.
Conclusion With this project we learned to analyze a film, also to look for information, we used our imagination (in order) to write a conversation, the importance of films in the society and we learned to work as a team. Finally, we liked this project of films because we learned all that.
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Bibliography Los chicos del coro, Filmaffinity:
https://www.google.es/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjItuHtlrLiAhUOoR QKHRb8DlwQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmaffinity.com%2Fes%2Ffi lm458038.html&psig=AOvVaw3g9wpYmPwXMIUbxJxCnT9e&ust=15587189807723 35 [Accessed 20/5/19] Project on movies, Aula virtual Ies Fene, Loly Lago : https://www.edu.xunta.gal/centros/iesfene/aulavirtual2/pluginfile.php/13862/mod_res ource/content/1/Project%20on%20Movies.pdf [Accessed 20/5/19]
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